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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yay for Wednesday! I want to apologize to those of you that linked up last week, and I didn't get a chance to comment on your blog. We had a death in the family and I wasn't on my computer at all the majority of the week. But I'm back now and can't wait to see what is linked up! So here are some Recipes I Can't Wait to Try from last week.

Yum! Yum! Yum! And why not...one more. YUM! Now let's see some Recipes I Can't Wait to Try! Link up your yummy recipes & fun crafts! My request is that you please link back to me in some way and say, "Hi!" to another party goer! Everyone loves getting a new comment, so show some love! =) Enjoy!

If you were featured, feel free (but not pressured) [=)] to grab my button!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

It's no secret that I enjoy cinnamon rolls. (a lot!) I consider them an ultimate comfort food. Previously, I have posted recipes for 90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls & for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. In all honesty, I am in need of comfort. My grandfather went to be with the Lord 1 week ago today in an accident. My heart is broken for his life which was cut too short and for my grandmother who must learn to live life without her husband. He was a good man, a man of honor. He was there to help anyone in need. He loved people. He loved to tell jokes and to laugh. And one of my favorite things, my grandfather loved to eat! He had quite a sweet tooth and my grandmother made sure and helped him out with that. =) So I feel that it is fitting that for my last week of the official Month of Cookies on At Home With Haley I had already planned to make Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies. So in honor of one of the greatest men to ever be a part of my life, I give you this yummy recipe. I found it in Taste of Home Magazine Oct/Nov 2010. They are a little time consuming, but they turned out wonderful!

In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 Tbsp honey, and vanilla. combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Shape a heaping tablespoonful of dough into a 6-in. log. In a shallow bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; roll log in cinnamon-sugar. Loosely coil log into a spiral shape; place on a greased baking sheet. Repeat, placing cookies 1 in. apart. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar.

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to coll completely. In a small bowl, melt baking chocolate with remaining honey; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

My tips for this recipe:

Don't try to take these cookies off of your pan too quickly. Let them sit for about 5 minutes. Trust me...or your cookies will look like this. =( ---->

For the chocolate: Place a zip top bag in a tall tumbler. Using a rubber spatula, put the chocolate in the bag. Zip bag then cut a hole in one of the corners to drizzle over the cookies.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

OMGSH! Last weeks linky party was so much fun!!! Thanks to those of you that linked up! I'm afraid that my waistline isn't going to appreciate these linky parties as much as my mouth does. ;-) Here are a couple of my favorites from last week:

It is the official Month of Cookies on At Home With Haley! Soooo naturally I was drawn to these amazing little things.

I can't wait to see what is linked up this week! So come on! Link up your yummy recipes & fun crafts! My request is that you please link back to me in some way and say, "Hi!" to another party goer! Everyone loves getting a new comment, so show some love! =) Enjoy!

If you were featured, feel free (but not pressured) [=)] to grab my button!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Yay for week 3 of the official Month of Cookies on At Home With Haley!!! OK, so I have made no bake cookies many times. And every time I do, I think about all of the possibilities to make my recipe healthier. My husband and I are trying more and more to eat with less hydrogenated, high fructose-d, foods. And I figured that it was worth a shot. The problem is that I'm usually making them to take somewhere and am afraid to experiment. Alright! You've got me. That's not why I haven't tried it. It's because I'm afraid to experiment while doing any sort of baking. *Hanging my head in shame* I do really well at following a recipe, but I'm afraid to branch out. It's funny because when I'm cooking dinner, I experiment all of the time! For some reason I'm nervous when it comes to flour and sugar. But today...I did it! I put my toe to the line and tried it. Now I realize that NO BAKE cookies isn't baking...but it's a start! I adapted this recipe from one that my aunt gave me years ago. I have no idea where it came from so I can't credit it anywhere. I realized that after I finished the cookies that I forgot to put vanilla in them. (oops!) But I think they are fine without it. If you try it with vanilla, let me know how it turns out! The result? A pretty tasty cookie! It has a honey flavor, which I'm all over. And I don't have to feel totally guilty if I eat 2...OK...4. =) Now the downside. I guess this is what happens when you experiment. They are a little sticky. I guess from the honey. And they didn't harden like I would have liked. Maybe done with 1/4 cup honey would have been better. I don't know. I'd love to hear from some of you more experienced than I in the kitchen. So I experimented and came out with a tasty, but not perfect cookie. I'm sure even Picasso had some less than stellar projects. =)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

I'm so excited!!! This is the very first linky party I have hosted! It is officially "Recipes I Can't Wait to Try!", but I am opening it up to any of my crafting friends out there. I love to look at everyone's ideas. Next week I will feature a few of my favorites from this week. My request is that you please link back to me in some way and say, "Hi!" to another party goer! Everyone loves getting a new comment, so show some love! =) Enjoy!

Here are some Recipe's I Can't Wait to Try! Anyone sense a theme? Yummy!!!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Yay! It's week #2 of the official Month of Cookies on At Home With Haley!!! A few weeks ago I featured a recipe for homemade vanilla wafers on Recipes I Can't Wait to Try #1. I was so anxious to try them! We were invited to some friends house for dinner and I offered to bring a desert. It didn't take me long to know that I wanted to take BANANA PUDDING with HOMEMADE VANILLA WAFERS! =D Aside from chocolate, could anything be better? I'm thinking not. So I pulled up Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker, went to her recipe for the cookies, and got to work. First, I will say that this recipe was incredibly easy! It is about as dummy proof as you can get. It also uses ingredients that everyone keeps in their homes all the time. No need to run to the grocery store to buy something special for one recipe. They were delicious! They don't taste like the cookies from the box. They are better! They have this great buttery flavor and a crispy texture. I know that you must be wondering how they did in the banana pudding. Well...I prepared the dish at 1pm and we ate the pudding around 8pm. The cookies were still fresh and crispy!!!!!! No soggy cookies in the entire pudding! I was very pleased, to say in the least. So THANK YOU Harried Homemaker! You made my day!

Don't forget to come back on Wednesday for the very first "Recipes I Can't Wait to Try" linky party!!!!!!

Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Combine the flour and powder and mix in. Using the tiniest ice cream scoop known to man (or a 1/2 tsp measuring spoon), scoop the dough onto a cookie sheet. (I used a silpat. If you have one, I recommend using it) You should get about 20-24 cookies on a pan. Bake 350 degrees for 10+ minutes. Let their color be your guide to their doneness. You want brown edges and tan, crispy cookies.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

That's right folks! I'm starting a new linky party for Recipes I Can't Wait to Try! The first weekly party will start on 10-14-10. Please join me on Wednesday next week to link up your yummy recipes and any fun crafts you've been working on. I can't wait to see what you come up with! Until then...here's some new Recipes I Can't Wait to Try!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Yay!!!! It's the first week of the official Month of Cookies on At Home With Haley!!! I'm so excited! You know the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."? I have that theory about some cookies. My favorite cookie recipe in the whole wide world is one you probably already have. That's right...the one on the back of the Nestle Tollhouse Semi-Sweet Morsels package. *Gasp!* Except the one I really REALLY like is the one on the back of the 24oz package. It is Nestle's Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. I'm pretty sure my mouth is watering right now just thinking about them. The only thing that could make them better (those of you that have been reading all of my recipes since the beginning will not be surprised that I say this) would be pecans. OK. I admit it. I'm a pecan nut. But I'm a southern girl and let's face it, in the south we like our pecans. This time I had some extra helpers in the kitchen. =) I love that kids can easily help you bake cookies. It may add a few more minutes onto the amount of time that it takes to make them, but they love it! Not to mention memories for a lifetime!

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and oats. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 8 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to coll completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.